Electronics Startups funded by Y Combinator (YC) 2026

ProvenMetal manufactures the fastest circuit boards in the United States. Domestic circuit board manufacturing is slow and expensive, and while reshoring is happening, the supply chain isn't there yet. We automate the bottlenecks - part procurement, DFM review, and assembly - delivering circuit boards in days instead of weeks.

Simantic is modernizing the embedded firmware industry with hardware simulation developed for the adoption of AI in hardware engineering. Simantic gives both humans and AI the visibility into hardware previously limited by the physical world.

Tenet Industries is building AI-automated factories for manufacturing of PCBAs. We're using AI and robotics to build a factory in München for instant-quote, fast-turnaround PCBA manufacturing and electronic manufacturing services.

NODI is building distributed energy infrastructure to rewire the grid. We deploy and aggregate batteries at the edge and orchestrate them as distributed nodes, providing locational flexibility to the rigid grid — relieving congestion and unlocking capacity at constrained locations, so data centers can connect in weeks instead of waiting decades for reinforcement.

Stillwind builds AI tools for electrical engineers to aide them in the repetitive parts of the process, primarily component search, cross referencing and simple circuitry.

Steinmetz is building the next generation of American power electronics. The next generation of great machines — electric vehicles, robotics, aerospace, and industrial systems — depends on power electronics that are lighter, cheaper, more efficient, and built at real scale. We push the Pareto frontier of power electronics through multi-disciplinary design. We're the OEM that customers actually appreciate.

E-waste recycling facilities spend most of their time and effort sifting through discarded electronics, searching for valuable devices, refurbishing them, and reselling them in second-hand markets. Our first product is an AI-enabled robotic system that integrates with these facilities to assess and refurbish hundreds of laptops a day without any human intervention. The system tests laptops, wipes their hard drives, photographs them, and posts them on online marketplaces for resale, regardless of model, manufacturer, or operating system.

We help companies get custom PCBs built without having to manage multiple vendors themselves. We review or create PCB designs, find the right manufacturer, coordinate production, inspect and test every board, handle any manufacturing issues, and deliver the finished boards directly to your office. Our goal is to reduce manufacturing errors, shorten iteration cycles, and get your boards to you as quickly as possible without compromising on quality.

Diode automates circuit board design. We work with hardware companies to get them the PCBs they need, fast.

Tuesday makes delightful robots that tidy your home for you

Eze is your all-in-one hub for IT asset management, procurement, and recovery. Easily track every laptop, phone, and license from purchase to retirement with real-time visibility across your organization. Need new equipment? Order directly from vetted suppliers at competitive prices. Upgrading? We’ll handle buybacks, trade-ins, and recycling — so you recover value from your old tech instead of letting it collect dust. From automated asset tracking to one-click purchasing and vendor management, Eze keeps your inventory accurate, your costs low, and your team focused on work that matters — not spreadsheets. Whether you’re scaling fast or streamlining operations, we make sure your IT is always working for you.

Engineering tools should be as streamlined and smart as everything else in your life: as your phone, as your email, as all the apps that help you manage your day-to-day. Your work should be as efficient as possible so you can generate innovative ideas, design elegant technology, and manufacture at scale, all because you can focus on the right things. There should not be any distractions caused by poorly designed websites, unreliable data, or unwieldy spreadsheets of haphazard electronic component information. You should be able to compare components, find important technical information, and easily grasp the spectrum of parts that will be a match for your design. This is what Octopart strives for. Finding electronic component information should not be holding engineers back from bringing ideas to life quickly and efficiently. We believe that pricing, availability, technical specifications, and reference designs should be transparent, fast to find, and easy to understand. That’s why we create powerful, intelligent tools that streamline the engineering workflow and enable fast decision making. Octopart provides accurate and complete data for millions of electronic components in a way that makes it easy to find and compare parts. Focus on the important stuff: building the technology of the future.